Macchi M.C.99

M.C.99
Role Torpedo-bomber flying boat
Manufacturer Macchi
First flight 1937
Number built 1


The Macchi M.C.99 was a prototype 1930s Italian twin-engined torpedo-bomber flying boat designed and built by Macchi.

Development

The M.C.99 was designed by Mario Castoldi as a military flying boat, resembling the earlier commercial M.C.94 and was a wooden twin-engined shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane.[1] Constructed mainly of wood, it was a high-wing cantilever monoplane flying boat.[1] With a crew of five, it had an enclosed cabin and had defensive gun positions in the bow, amidships and in the tail.[1] The prototype and only M.C.99 was powered by two 890 kilowatts (1,190 hp) Isotta-Fraschini Asso XI R.2C.15 engines, strut-mounted above the wings.[1] Briefly flown in 1937 it did not enter production.[1]

Specifications

Data from Orbis[1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also


Related lists

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Orbis 1985, p. 2398
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